Comedy "Orphan of Kazan": actors, roles, short story

Vladimir Mashkov, who is well known for his roles in the films "Piranha Hunting", "Motherland" and "Idiot", tried himself as a director only two times. The debut for him was "The orphan of Kazan". The actors of this New Year comedy are put in a unique position: the three main characters are sure that they are the fathers of one girl. But there are no three dads! How to resolve the conflict, you can find out just by scanning the film to the end.

"The orphan of Kazan": actors. Elena Shevchenko as Nastya

Elena Shevchenko is a little-known actress. She played in many notable projects, but always only episodic characters. The film "The Orphan of Kazan", whose actors and roles immediately captivated the audience, became one of the most successful projects for the actress. At the time of shooting, Shevchenko was still the wife of Vladimir Mashkov.

The heroine of Helen is an ordinary teacher. She is lonely, after the death of her mother, only a loving groom has remained. And now Nastasya decides to advertise in the newspaper that she is looking for her father. Informing me of the meager information that she had, Nastya hardly expected an answer. And only on the fact that on New Year's Eve, three fathers will come to the house at once - and even more so!

Elena Shevchenko also can be seen in the pictures Next, "Mom, Do not Grieve", "Birthday of Burzhuy" and "Election Day".

"The orphan of Kazan": actors and roles. Valentin Gaft as Pope No. 1

The first on the threshold of a modest teacher came the hero of Valentin Gaft - a juggler of German origin Pavel Brumel. He held in his hands a huge toy and confusedly told the girl that he and his mother had a fiery novel in the rest home. Only Anastasia got used to the idea that she is an illusionist daughter, as a second applicant for the "position" of her father appeared on the horizon.

The actors of the movie "The Orphan of Kazan" are very respected and famous personalities. Gaft refers to the old acting school, he collaborated with the best directors of the last century: Eldar Ryazanov, Mikhail Romm, Tatiana Lioznova, Victor Titov.

The best works of Valentin Iosifovich on the screen are the roles of Gebernitsa in "Seventeen Moments of Spring"; Brasset in the comedy "Hello, I'm your aunt"; Sidorin in the movie "Garage" and the role of Colonel Pokrovsky in the tragicomedy "On the poor hussar, say a word". Of course, this list of paintings with the actor does not end there. Also Gaft tried himself in the role of a theater director.

Lev Durov as Pope No. 2

In the film "Orphaned Kazan" actors Valentin Gaft and Lev Durov play the potential fathers of the main character. Only if the Gaft plays a mischievous magician, then Durov is a retired pilot-cosmonaut, a disciplined and strong-willed person. Durov's hero is also absolutely sure that Nastenka is his daughter. The seasoned pilot looks down on his rival and does not lose the opportunity to show once again that he is losing to him in all qualities and senses.

Lev Durov first appeared on the screen in the distant 1955 in the comedy "Good Morning" with Tatiana Konyukhova. The most famous paintings in the filmography of the artist - "I walk around Moscow", "Sevastopol", "Bumbarash", "Old Robbers" and many other works. In 2000, Durov starred in the third season of "Banditsky Petersburg", and in 2007 played a judge in the lyrical comedy "Waiting for a miracle."

Oleg Tabakov as dad №3

The actors of the movie "The Orphan of Kazan" also took Oleg Tabakov, Mashkov's mentor and artistic director at the Moscow Art Theater, into his merry company.

Adults and children Tabakov is known primarily as Matroskin's cat. The actor gave his voice to the famous cartoon character in 1978 and has since been associated with many of this "role". But in fact in the filmography of the artist there are many real works of cinema: "War and Peace", "The Property of the Republic", "Moscow does not believe in tears," "Lev Gurych Sinichkin" - in short, you will not list everything.

In the picture of his pupil Vladimir Mashkov Oleg Tabakov played the third contender for the "post" of his father. Unlike the previous two, Pavel, in the performance of Tabakov, is an excellent cook and just a good-natured, gentle person.

Other performers of roles

In the movie "Orphaned Kazan" actors Nikolay Fomenko and Elena Shevchenko played the bride and groom. First, Kolya is very much jealous of Nastya to her new fathers. But then it joins a friendly company of "relatives" and becomes part of one big family. Nikolai Fomenko can also be seen in the comedies "Old Nags" and "Lunar Daddy".

Victor Pavlov - the hero of the films "Brigade", "Thief" and "Midshipmen, forward!" - played in the tape of the usual passer-by. But it is understood that he is the real father of the main character.

Also in the frame you can see Mikhail Filipchuk ("The Thief"), Lyudmila Davydova ("Papa") and Fedor Valikov. To himself, the director Mashkov took the modest role of the staller Fyodor.

Connoisseurs of world cinema can easily notice that the plot of the picture "Orphaned Kazan" is very similar to the analogous plot of the American musical "Mama Mia". However, Mashkov's film was released two years earlier.